Gas Industry Growth Highlighted by Citizens Gas Company Report
Citizens Gas Company details its 1925 expansion and by product developments. The report notes 65 acres of plant land, 733 miles of mains plus 85 000 service pipes, and new high and low pressure mains to serve the western city district. A domestic coke and screening system was added at Prospect Street, and Langsdale Avenue saw a dry coke handling upgrade with a new boom loader and coke wharf.
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Citizens Gas Company
Fall Creek
Langsdale Ave
Tibbs Ave
Seventeenth St
Gas plant upgrades and new coke handling systems planned
The article details major modernization at the Langsdale Ave and Prospect St plants, including a new locomotive, a Cottrell tar precipitator, and a sulphate of ammonia plant nearing completion. It covers a $340,000 reactor complex, a $350,000 coke handling upgrade, and an $85,000 water gas apes expansion, plus new feeder mains and extra yard tracks to strengthen city gas supply.
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Langsdale Ave
Prospect St
One Co-Ordinated System Will Solve This City's Transportation Problem
A proposed coordinated system for Indianapolis transportation argues street cars and buses provide the greatest convenience and economy for all. The Indianapolis Street Railway Company claims it can expand facilities if patronage increases, balancing earnings across all lines to serve the entire city efficiently.
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Indianapolis Street Railway
Indianapolis
Street
Growth Drives Indianapolis Street Railway Progress in 1925
In 1925 the Street Railway Company expanded service to over fifteen thousand people previously unserved. It operated more street cars than ever, rebuilt more trackage, remodeled seventy five cars and started a hundred more, sped up services, cut accidents by over twenty percent, and added twenty nine motor coaches over sixty miles of new streets. Daily mileage neared 40 000 with 280 000 passengers carried at lower costs.
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Indianapolis Street Railway Company
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